Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Day 306
Good evening. Its been a while but sometimes no news is good news. Shawna continues to progress slowly. We hired a massage therapist to help combat the tone in her left side. At this point it seems to be working very well. At least she is not in total pain all the time. Her friends have even managed to take her shopping and let her pick the items she wanted. That takes a lot of patience as it sometimes takes quite a while to get a consistent answer. The SLP therapist has been having a lot of good sessions with her as has the OT assistant. The physiotherapist and myself have also been able to assist her in paterning walking. She has been standing beautifully with little adverse effects from the tone. One other exciting development is that we had Shawna in a partial crouch against her door and asked her to stand up which she did three times. Those are the same muscles used to lift your feet when walking. We are currently building an addition or sunroom on the house to facilitate an exercise room and more family space as the wheelchair routes have decimated our living area. When this is finished we hope to have an open house for those who would like to come and visit Shawna. We know there may be a lot of visitors but we are getting quite used to our house being an open house anyways. Its been exactly 10 months since her accident and Shawna is continuously getting stronger and we thank the Lord fo his gifts. Thanks for your prayers and support. Al, Deb, Shawna and family
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We continue to look forward to each blog entry and you are never far from our minds and often in our prayers.
We are excited about the continued improvements for Shawna and pray that she may continue to get stronger and more able to do those things which we so easily take for granted.
May each of you receive strength, courage, patience and above all, trust in our Heavenly Father who sees all and knows all
Tim and Elly Hutten and family
Dear Bethlehem family:
A lot has happened in 10 months! We continue to pray for all of you and that you may see continued improvement in Shawana's life. God is a loving God and he cares for each one of his children.
In Christian love:Ben & Anita Poort
sundaygreeting :
The lily's on the fields,
the birds high in the sky,
the little sparrows mentions:
God keeps an eye on you !
Who lives in that faith,
will behind every cross,
behold the heavens light,
Gods pilgrims are coming home !
Love from the ooms and tantes from Holland, + our children.
Dear Bethlehem Family:
We have been following your accounts of Shawna since the beginning, at the time of her accident. I don't think we have ever met, but we regularly remember you and Shawna in our prayers, and are very encouraged by the progress that she has made. The Lord is the Great Physician and indeed can and does perform miracles.
Last week i was speaking to my neighbour, who has a 30 year son, who suffered a severe head injury, involving a train, in April of this year. He told me about a book written by a neurologist who suffered a severe stroke at the age of 38, and how much he had learned about the brain from this book, that she wrote years later. I immediately thought of Shawna, and how you might be interested in this book. Maybe you already have it or know about it, but i just wanted to pass this on, as a recommendation from someone who can relate to your situation. The book is entitled; A Stroke of Insight, and is written by Dr. Jill Bolte. She apparently recognized the symptoms that she was having and of course understood the long and complicated process of the healing of the brain. She writes knowledgeably and candidly about her experience, and the book offers hope and provides much insight.
We will continue to uphold you and Shawna in our prayers, may the Lord continue to bless all the efforts made by everyone involved.
Hetty Veldkamp
Dear Deb and Al and Family,
How wonderful that God continues to give progress, all be it with hard work for both you and Shawna! It's hard to believe it's been 10 months already! Please know that we check your blog weekly, and keep Shawna and your whole family in our thoughts and prayers. May God continue to provide you with His blessings, and the strength to face each new day with the challenges and triumphs they may bring. May the words of Psalm 121 encourage you.
Jeff & Evelyn Dykstra & family
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